Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century - photo 1
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century - photo 2
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century - photo 3
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century - photo 4
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century - photo 5
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century - photo 6
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century - photo 7
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century - photo 8
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century - photo 9

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century

Lot 49
19.12.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 3 302
AuctioneerSotheby´s
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 49 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 4 000
The Property of an English Collector
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Four woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)
Edo period, 19th century

each a woodblock print, from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), signed Hiroshige hitsu (Brush of Hiroshige), censor’s seal aratame (certified), published by Koshimuraya Heisuke, and comprising:

- Ise Province: Mount Asama, Teahouse on the Mountain Pass (Ise, Asamayama, Toge no chaya), 7th month 1853
- Noto Province: Waterfall Bay (Noto, Taki no ura), 9th month 1853
- Kaga Province: The Eight Wonders of Kanazawa, The Fishing Fires on Lake Renko (Kaga, Kanazawa hassho no uchi, Renko no isaribi), 9th month 1855
- Satsuma Province: Bo Bay, The Two-sword Rocks (Satsuma, Bo no ura, Sokenseki), 3rd month 1856

Each vertical oban:
36.5 x 24.9 cm., 14⅜ x 11 ¾ in. (the first)
36.6 x 25.3 cm., 14⅜ x 10 in. (the second)
36.6 x 25.6 cm.,14⅜ x 10⅛ in. (the third)
35.9 x 24.8 cm., 14⅛ x 9 ¾ in. (the fourth)
Historical era:Edo period
Auction house category:Old Art Paintings - Drawings - Graphics
Address of auction Sotheby´s
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